How to get into Göteborgsvarvet

Göteborgsvarvet registration

Entry is first come, first served. Registration for 2027 opened on Saturday, May 23, 2026, the weekend of that year's race. More than 29,000 runners signed up in two days, and every entry was gone three days after opening, the earliest sell-out in the race's history.

The 2027 entry costs SEK 1,099. The 2026 race had 55,000 registered runners from 64 nations, and its regular entries lasted until September 2025. The organizers have not announced 2028 registration; if the pattern holds, it opens around race day on May 22, 2027 and sells out within days.

Prepaid entries bought as a gift card or value code can still be registered after the race sells out, up to 30 days before race day.

Göteborgsvarvet waiting list

Once the race sells out, the official waiting list is the main way in. The 2027 list opened at 10:00 on June 22, 2026, and joining is free. Entries come only from runners who sell theirs through the list, so joining is no guarantee.

Offers go out by email in the order runners joined. Each offer gives 72 hours to buy at the current price, SEK 1,099 for 2027. Declining or missing the window removes you from the list and the offer passes to the next person.

Runners who sell through the list pay a 10% fee and get 90% back once another runner buys, with add-ons not refunded. A listed entry is cancelled for good and cannot be reclaimed.

Göteborgsvarvet Arvet entries

Arvet entries are a limited number of places reserved for the Arvet Fund, the Gothenburg Athletics Association's fund for local clubs. Each costs SEK 1,599, of which SEK 1,099 is the normal entry and SEK 500 goes to the fund.

From October 27, 2026, the organizers email Arvet offers to waiting-list members in list order. Declining an Arvet offer keeps your place on the list, unlike a regular offer. An Arvet entry can be transferred to another person but cannot be resold through the waiting list.

Göteborgsvarvet transfers and refunds

A runner who cannot start can hand the entry to someone they find, through the race website, until 23:59 on May 15, 2027, seven days before the race. The new runner pays a SEK 300 fee to the organizers and is seeded on their own results, not the seller's start group, and add-ons do not pass over. Entries made through a group registration or a wellness benefit portal cannot be transferred this way.

Registration is binding. There is a 24-hour right of withdrawal after signing up; after that, neither the entry nor add-ons are refunded. If the organizers cancel the race, refunds run from 100% more than 120 days out down to 10%, or a move to the next edition, under 30 days out.

Göteborgsvarvet charity, corporate and tour packages

Göteborgsvarvet has no tour operator program, and no travel package found includes a guaranteed entry. International runners use the same sale, waiting list and transfers as everyone else.

Charity entries end with the 2026 race. For 2026 a limited batch of charity entries sold out ten minutes after opening on October 15, 2025, but from 2027 the race's charity projects will not involve race entries. The Arvet entry is the only fundraising route into the 2027 race.

Companies buy corporate packages in gold, silver and bronze for at least 4 runners. Gold adds digital seeding, a training program and a private area with showers, bag drop and massage; silver adds digital seeding. Booking opened in August 2026, the 2027 packages are sold out, and prices are not published (team@goteborgsvarvet.se).